I piece by machine and have my quilts longarmed. Never learned to handquilt. Pain(prob.arthritis)in my hands will not allow me to piece by hand or finish a full-size quilt on a standard size home sewing machine. So I take great pleasure in selecting fabrics and putting bits and pieces of it together to create one-of-a-kind quilts. However, there is nothing more beautiful than a well-done, hand-stitched quilt. So hats off to those who can and do.